What does nombrar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word nombrar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nombrar in Spanish.

The word nombrar in Spanish means name, designate, appoint, name, name, proclaim, name, call, bring up a sensitive subject, insult your mother. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nombrar

name, designate, appoint

verbo transitivo (designar para un cargo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El sueño de Luis es que lo nombren miembro de la junta directiva.
Luis' dream is to be appointed to the board of directors.

name

verbo transitivo (decir el nombre) ([sb])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La maestra nombró todas las capitales del estado. El testigo nombró al senador en su declaración.
The teacher named all the state capitals.

name, proclaim

verbo transitivo (proclamar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le nombraron colaborador por sus innumerables contactos.
They named (or: proclaimed) him a collaborator for his innumerable contacts.

name, call

verbo transitivo (dar un nombre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Para nombrar la nueva marca, los fundadores buscaron la asesoría de un equipo de creativos. Ana tuvo una hija y la nombró Esperanza.
Ana had a daughter and called her Esperanza.

bring up a sensitive subject

locución verbal (coloquial (cometer una indiscreción)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mejor no hablemos de deudas: sería mentar la cuerda en casa del ahorcado.

insult your mother

(coloquial (insultar, ofender)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Un borracho le nombró la madre a otro y ese fue el detonante de la pelea que acabó con varios heridos.
The drunk insulted his mother and that triggered the fight that ended with several people injured.

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